Zoo Partnerships

We work with zoos to support rhino conservation across Africa and Asia

We work with a number of zoos across the UK and Europe, all supporting rhino conservation in their own incredible ways to make a tremendous impact across Africa and Asia; their donations have helped to expand the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Indonesia to accommodate new rhinos, as well as boost rhino numbers and community engagement at the Lowveld Rhino Trust in Zimbabwe. They have also helped to give rangers the equipment they need to protect rhinos in South Africa’s Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park and uMkhuze Game Reserve, and supported behaviour change projects that reduce demand for rhino horn in Viet Nam.

We raised

££214,072

thanks to our zoo partners in 2023-24

Zoos champion rhino conservation with us in a variety of ways. Some make grants to our field programmes through their charitable trusts, and some organise fundraising events such as sporting challenges or activities for World Rhino Day in September. Others run competitions, raising funds and donating these on behalf of their supporters. We work closely with our zoo partners, providing resources, photographs and videos, posters and merchandise. Sometimes our zoo friends even want to borrow one of our rhinos (we mean our costumes, of course!)

We work with zoos achieving high standards of animal care

All of the zoos we work with are members of either of the following organisations:

• EAZA – the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria
• BIAZA – the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums

Being part of EAZA and BIAZA ensures that all the zoos we work with achieve high standards of care for all their animals, so we know that their rhinos have everything they need to be happy and healthy. EAZA and BIAZA also coordinate breeding programmes among their member zoos across Europe. In addition, both associations contribute to the conservation of species in their natural habitats.

In 2005, we joined forces with EAZA on the ‘Save the Rhinos’ campaign. This campaign raised an incredible €660,000 for rhino conservation efforts.

Together, we’re delivering impact for rhinos in the wild

In 2023-2024, the following zoo partners raised an incredible £148,180 for Save the Rhino’s conservation partners and programmes:

• Bioparc Valencia
• Bioparco di Roma
• Colchester Zoo
• Cotswold Wildlife Park
• Dublin Zoo
• Erlebnis Zoo Hannover
• Fondation Le Pal Nature
• Odense Zoo

  

• Parc Animalier de Branféré
• Parco Natura Viva
• Parc Zoologique de Lille
• Parc Zoologique de Paris
• Potter Park Zoological Society
• Réserve Africaine de Sigean
• Rotterdam Zoo
• Safari de Peaugres
• Safari Park Beekse Bergen
• Salzburg Zoo

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  Tallinn Zoo

• Touroparc
• West Midland Safari Park
• WILDLANDS Adventure Zoo Emmen
• Wilhelma Zoo Stuttgart
• Zoo de la Boissière du Doré
• Zoo de Montpellier
• Zoo du Bassin d’Arcachon
• Zoo Hodonín
• Zoo Krefeld
• Zoo Madrid and Parques Reunidos Foundation
• Zoo Magdeburg
• Zoom Torino
• Zoo Osnabrück
• Zoo Schwerin

Find out more about how and why we work with zoos to help rhinos.

If your zoo is interested in supporting the work of Save the Rhino International, please contact us by e-mail: info@savetherhino.org or by phone: (+44) 020 7357 7474